The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-02
CARDINAL MANNING's VIEWS.
His Opinion Of Gladstone Home Rule
and an Irish Parliament

his opinion or Gladstone Home Rule
and an Irish Parliament.
Mr.. Frank Richardson sends to the Balti-
more Sun an interesting report of an inter
view with Cardinal Manning in London,
from which the following Is taken: THE
Cardinal evinced accurate knowledge of
American affairs He adm.res our form of
government. but thinks its administration
could b improved If we had fewer elections
and longer terms Of Office He takes much
interest in the proposition for the assem-
bling of a Catholic congress Of English
Speaking people. and said he had Just re-
ceIsed letter from Bishop Ireland in
regard TO that matter. | asked the cardi-
nal about the progress of Catholicism in
England. He said il was u0st graft
flying; that it was not so much in compare
tive point OF numbers as in the material
progress and influence. The church now
stood on d happy basis in England and was
given as much consideration by government
and people as any other denomination. The
Church Of England did not exercise or at
tempt TO exercise any direct influence on
legislation or politics, but of course It's pat
ronage controlled votes. He showed me
from his window a splendid site, covering
four acres, which he secured some time
since for the erection of a grand cathedral
in London. He said he should not, at his
advanced time OF life, attempt to begin the
work of building this cathedral; that he
must leave for his successor. In speaking
of English politics, he said it was probable
that no people were better satisfied with
the structure of their government and
its institutions than those of Great Britain.
In no government i'll the world
was there such degree of absolute personal
liberty as in Great Britain. One never
knew there was any law until he ran
completely fused in identity of interest. 1t
was different with Ireland because of the
different treatment. That unhappy island
had been ruled by England for more than
three centuries BY force alone 1t was under
Henry VIII that the policy was inaugur-
ated which had made and kept Ireland dis
affected. Had it not been for this Ireland
would have been as devoted and as loyal to
the English crown as Scotland. He was an
Englishman to the backbone, but he knew
and loved Irish people. A more true, a
more loyal and a more noble race never
existed. They could be ruled with an up
lifted thumb when kindly and Justly dealt
with, but they never would bow to force
and wrong. He had often been asked about
boycotters and mOonshiners, and so on He
believed that injustice always developed the
worst passions of men, and hoycotters and
moonshiners were the product of injustice
Proper and Just land laws he considered to
be the essential element for the tranouiliz-
ing of Ireland, and one feature must be the
requirement of absentee landlords to return
or part with their estates. There were sew
eral big corporations inI.ondon which owned
vast tracts of land in Ireland. This was
manifestly wrong, and one of the first things
to be remedied was that these lands should
go into the possession of those whose labor
gave them all the value they possess. The
cardinal said he had never been
much enamored with the name of "Irish
Parliament In his view the legislative
body to be created for ireland should
not be one with the prerogatives of Parlia-
ment as commonly understood, but cham
Der which should have the control of leeisla-
ton affecting local matters only. | said to
him had found no sentiment worth speak
ing of in London in favor of Irish home
rule, and inquired what he thought about
the prospects. He replied that London was
intensely aristocratic, intensely welded to
custom, and therefore opposed to change.
But it was not 50 in the provinces The
feeling in favor of home rule was growing
rapidly every day in the country, and ne
had the strongest belief it would eventually
be strong enough to control both Houses of
Parliament, and force justice TO be done the
Irish He could not venture to predict when
this day would come, but he hoped to see it.